Kamijirou Oneshots

Past & Future

(Requested by syaravalangkeng)

Concept: sequel to the "Three" chapter. Jirou was a single mother to her three-year-old daughter, Kaiya. After dating for a while, Kaminari finally asks Jirou about what happened to Kaiya's father. Jirou has a hard time telling the story, but Kaminari does his best to comfort her.

(Kaminari's POV)

"Mama! Papa!"

"There's my Kai-Kai! Did you have fun with grandma and grandpa?"

Kyouka kneels down so Kaiya can give her a hug. It was about eight o'clock in the evening, and Kyouka and I just got back from a date night out together. We went out to dinner and did some window shopping in the shopping district. Kaiya was staying with Kyo's parents while we were out.

After Kaiya hugs Kyouka, she runs over to the living room to get something. She comes back with a piece of paper in her little hands.

"Papa, papa! Look!" She holds the paper up for me to see, "That's you, and that's mama, and that's me."

I laugh, "That's such a nice drawing, honey bunch. We should put that on the fridge at home."

Kyo's parents saw us out, and we were on our way home.

Through the rear-view mirror, I could see Kaiya staring out the window, but eventually, she fell asleep. Car rides always make her sleepy.

"Did you have a good time tonight?" Kyouka asks, keeping her voice low.

I nod, "I had a lot of fun, but I could really use some quiet time with you."

She smiles, "Okay. When we get home, we can put Kaiya to bed, and then how 'bout some cuddles on the couch?"

"Sounds good." I smile just thinking about it.

Kaiya was still fast asleep when we got home, so I carried her inside. Kyouka woke her up so she could brush her teeth and put on her pajamas, but Kaiya fell back to sleep very quickly. We were both there to say good night to her.

"Good night, sweetheart. We love you." Kyo whispers.

"Sweet dreams, Kai-Kai. Sleep tight."

Kaiya just blinked at us slowly until she couldn't keep her eyes open anymore. Poor girl was exhausted.

It was still a little early, so Kyouka and I washed up and spent some time together in the living room.

We had the TV on to one of our favorite shows. She was lying on my chest as I ran my fingers through her hair. But at some point, I zoned out and started thinking. Kyouka and I have been together for almost a year now. I still don't know what happened to Kaiya's father. I guess I don't really need to know, but I'm curious.

"Kyo." I say quietly.

"Hm?"

"What happened with Kaiya's father?"

She pauses for a moment. I had a feeling this was a sensitive topic for her.

"I guess it's about time I told you." She sighs.

We both sat up so she could explain everything. I could tell this was hard for her just by the tone of her voice. I held her hands, trying to comfort her.

"Kaiya's dad was my first serious boyfriend. I honestly believed we'd be together forever, but we were only together for two years before everything happened."

She takes a deep breath before going on.

"I found out I was pregnant, and he immediately didn't want anything to do with me anymore. He didn't want the responsibility. I told him I needed his help, but he didn't want to hear it."